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Games These Days

by James and Matt Lohkamp

The Lohkamp Brothers' book club approach to video games.Follow us on tumblr for the latest episodes:https://gamesthesedayspodcast.tumblr.com/and looks us up on Facebook for more fun stuff!https://www.facebook.com/gamesthesedayspodcast

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Episodes

  1. Games These Days 32a - Vampire - The Masquerade - Bloodlines - part one

    Games These Days 32a – Vampire – The Masquerade – Bloodlines – part one Featuring Matt, James, Michael, and special guest Austin. Join Games These Days as they yearn for an earlier time, a simpler time, when humans were humans, ghouls were ghouls, and vampires were vampires; a time when ‘child’…

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  2. Games These Days 31 - Return of the Obra Dinn

    Matt, James, and Michael might have gotten the murder right, but the verbs slightly wrong… we’re talking about games these days!

  3. Games These Days - S03E10 Scurge Hive (GBA, DS)

    James, Matt and Michael race the clock as their infection level builds! Who are the Scurge, and what's the inside of their Hive like? Who would win in a arm cannon fight, Samus or Jenosa?? Is it time to talk about pipe-climbing??? IS HEIGHTENING ANXIETY A FUN MECHANIC??? Find out this time, on...

  4. S03E09 Games These Days - Valkyrie Profile

    Matt, James, and Michael call upon their noble einherjar, purify weird souls, and struggle to open chests without destroying their contents in the re-release of this story-heavy JRPG classic by Square. Who and what is Lenneth? What do Freya and Odin asking for this time? What happens if you just...

  5. S03E08 Games These Days - Super Daryl Deluxe (PC)

    James and Matt take a gratuitously goofy stroll through this mashup of a platformy side-scrolling beat ’em up rpg. Who really rules the school? Find out, in this episode of GAMES THESE DAYS!!

  6. S03E07 Games These Days - Aquaria (PC)

    GAMES THESE DAYS!! Season 3 Episode 7 – Aquaria (2007, PC) Matt and James do a deep dive into an early twist on the metroidvania format, enter what ruins remain of underwater empires, fight fallen demigods, and generally join in the magical harmony of Aquaria.

  7. S03E06 Games These Days - The Swords Of Ditto (PC)

    Matt and James are become Swords, defender of Ditto! Looping through time, reincarnation and various currencies, stickers, toys, and yeti foots, how do the boys feel about OneBitBeyond’s ‘compact action RPG?’ Find out in this episode of GAMES THESE DAYS!!

  8. S03E05 Games These Days - Sanitarium (PC)

    James and Matt point-and-click-and-hold onto their sanity as they trip through time and space, swap bodies, cure diseases, and foil the evil plans of evil doers who may be manifestations of our own inner trauma. The gameplay wasn't always great, the story was weird, the voice acting was a mixed...

  9. S03E04 Games These Days - Blasphemous (PC)

    Games These Days!! Season 3, Episode 4 - Blasphemous (PC) Matt and James silently and penitently platform their way through a kickstarted soulsvania that is more ‘vania’ than ‘metroid,’ and more ‘metroidvania’ than ‘souls!’

  10. S03E03 Games These Days - A Boy And His Blob Series

    Games These Days!! Season 3, Episode 3 - A Boy And His Blob Series James and Matt juggle jellybeans, try out transformations, plunge past perilous platforms and try to determine the degree to which our shared fondness for the NES title is grounded in nostalgia.

  11. S03E02 Games These Days - Shadow Tactics Blades Of The Shogun (PC)

    Games These Days! Season 3, Episode 2 - Shadow Tactics Blades Of The Shogun (PC) Matt and James sneak, shriuken, and slice their way through the gunpowder-blackened landscapes of Edo Japan, directing a crack team of genre staples.

  12. S03E01 Games These Days - Final Fantasy X-2 (PC)

    Games These Days! Season 3, Episode 1 - Final Fantasy X-2 (PC) The gang is back together! James, Matt, and special guest Michael watch Yuna, Riku and special guest Paine dance, singe, and male-gaze their way through familiar friends and foes, all the way to the farplane and back, in the hopes of...

  13. S02E10 Games These Days - Frostpunk (PC)

    S02E10 Games These Days - Frostpunk (PC) James and Matt scout out caches of frozen resources, face the consequences of their decisions, and brave the horrors of a never-ending winter… THE TIME HAS COME TO BUILD THE LAST CITY ON EARTH!

  14. S02E09 Games These Days - Salt and Sanctuary (PC)

    S02E09 Games These Days - Salt and Sanctuary (PC) Matt and James fat-roll and parry their way through a 2-D platformer landscape of souls-lite difficulty, only to die and respawn at a sanctuary, over and over again. Listen in, as we ponder the eternal conundrum: in a world where Dead Cells and...

  15. S02E08 Games These Days - Broken Sword (PC)

    James, Matt, and B pester the inhabitants of France, Ireland, Spain, and Syria to learn their opinion of used tissues, manhole keys, and joy buzzers. Is the sword a metaphor? Is that a real American accent? How many uses can we find for a bullet cartridge that’s been flattened on one end? Listen...

  16. S02E07 Games These Days - Parappa The Rapper 1 & 2 (PlayStation)

    S02E07 Games These Days - Parappa The Rapper 1 & 2 (PlayStation) James and Matt kick, punch, call, and respond to the notorious junior MC: Parappa The Rapper! YOU GOTTA BELIEVE!!!

  17. S02E06 Games These Days - Battle Chef Brigade (PC)

    S02E06 Games These Days - Battle Chef Brigade (PC) Matt and James feel the rush of competition, the thrill of the hunt, and the joy of cooking in this heroic hybrid of a game.

  18. S02E05 Games These Days - Paper Mario (N64)

    S02E05 Games These Days - Paper Mario (N64) Matt and James (and Skwerl!) make old enemies into new allies as they trade timed hits with a classic cast of characters.

  19. S02E04 Games These Days - Ethan Carter (PC)

    S02E04 Games These Days - Ethan Carter (PC) James and Matt try to separate memory from fantasy as they retrace the steps of Paul Prospero.

  20. S02E03 Games These Days - Fire Emblem - The Sacred Stones (GBA)

    S02E03 Games These Days - Fire Emblem - The Sacred Stones (GBA) James and Matt seize the throne of an early Japanese entry into the turn-based tactics fantasy RPG genre.

  21. S02E02 Games These Days - Aviary Attorney (PC)

    S02E02 Games These Days - Aviary Attorney (PC) Matt and James lawyer their way through the zoo of bestial caricatures that is Paris, France, 1848.

  22. S2E1 Games These Days - Chrono Trigger (DS)

    Welcome to season two! You may have noticed we've undergone a name chance - now instead of shouting BROTHERRRRRR we're talkin' about GAMES THESE DAYS! Episode one is a retro review, where Matt and James are joined by Eric to talk about of the earlier stars in the bright constellation of Japanese...

  23. S1E10 Brother!! - Hellblade Senuas Sacrifice (PC)

    BROTHER!! - Episode 10 - Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (PC) Matt and James lug their dead boyfriend’s skull to Hel and back, accompanied by a chorus of auditory hallucinations.

  24. BROTHER!! - Episode 9 - Vandal Hearts 2 (PSX)

    James and Matt predict their opponent’s next move in the tactics title that never quite became a household name.

  25. BROTHER!! - Episode 8 - Owlboy (PC)

    Matt and James are losing altitude in the pixelated ruins of an ancient avian civilization.

  26. S1E7 Brother!! - Lizard (NES)

    BROTHER!! - Season 1, Episode 7 - Lizard (NES) James and Matt wear the lizards of yesterday, today!

  27. S1E6 Brother!! - Sexy Brutale

    Matt and James sneak through the timely murder mystery of the Sexy Brutale.

  28. S1E5 Brother!! - Okami

    James and Matt paint a pretty picture of the wolf-eat-dog world of Okami.

  29. S1E4 Brother!! - 2064 Read Only Memories

    Matt and James randomly access their memories of a queer-friendly cyberpunk point-and-click adventure game.

  30. S1E3 Brother!! - SaGa 3 Jikuu no Hasha Shadow or Light

    James and Matt auto-battle their way through space, time, and wasted opportunities.

  31. S1E2 Brother!! - SUPER HOT

    Matt and James tackle one of the most innovative shooters they’ve played in years… well, not technically.

  32. S1E1 Brother!! - Little Nightmares

    James and Matt tiptoe through a hungry little girl’s rise to power.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Lohkamp Brothers' book club approach to video games.Follow us on tumblr for the latest episodes:https://gamesthesedayspodcast.tumblr.com/and looks us up on Facebook for more fun stuff!https://www.facebook.com/gamesthesedayspodcast

HOSTED BY

James and Matt Lohkamp

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The Lohkamp Brothers' book club approach to video games.Follow us on tumblr for the latest episodes:https://gamesthesedayspodcast.tumblr.com/and looks us up on Facebook for more fun stuff!https://www.facebook.com/gamesthesedayspodcast

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